rMBP: how to get some runtime on nVidia graphics card

[mrksale]

I got the rMBP last week. I have been using it more than a week now. So far no issues. samsung display is awesome. one thing i wanted to check is to get some run time on nVdia graphics card to make sure it's not faulty. I see by default rMBP uses Intel graphics chip. I am not into any games. what applications i need to run so that my rMBP uses nVdia graphics chip ?. Is there a way to make nVidia graphic chip is the default one ?.

 

[unwinded]

http://unigine.com/products/heaven/download/

Unigine Heaven benchmark (Mac version).

Max out the settings and let it run for a few loops. I don't know if there is a program like GPUz for Mac, but if you ever run Windows I recommend it or nvidia inspector to check the temp and speeds of the GPU. My rMBP throttles down in games when paused to a menu (which is good) and it even seems to go above it's clock speed in spikes on a few occasions but I think it's normal. It also kicks the fans on full blast in when the temps get to a certain point. That's how I know it is functioning properly.